Training is Complete.........Well, Almost

Got luggage shipped off this morning followed by an IT briefing.  We got all our previous passwords reset.  Supposedly none of our email from our home districts will be lost.  I'm not going to bet any money on that one.  The question that took the prize when it came time to create new passwords was:  INSTRUCTOR: Any three letters in a row cannot create a 3 letter word in the dictionary.  STUDENT:  What if we capitalize one of the letters?  Is that allowed?  Does that still make it a 3 letter word?        WOW!!!

We spent the rest of the morning and afternoon practicing first aid.  Last night Sera offered me the use of her book,  "The Daring Book for Girls".  Today when I told her what kind of first aid we had to practice (amputations, tourniquets, open wounds, heat stroke, etc) she said, "Daddy, that kind of stuff is not in my book!  I hope you paid attention and did a good job."  Too funny!

I am definitely leaving Friday evening and get to Dubai Saturday evening.  Sunday me and another guy fly into Bagram AFB, Afghanistan.  The guy I'm flying with grew up near Tuscaloosa and is an Alabama fan.  I guess if we can get along for 15 hours in an airplane I imagine there is hope that other Auburn and Alabama fans can get along as well.  Yeah Right!!!  Actually, he's a pretty good guy and was stationed at Shank not to long ago when we was called up with the Air Force Reserves.  He said it was a pretty good FOB and I shouldn't have any problems there.

SHOT UPDATE:  The small pox is starting to itch but doesn't look to bad yet.  I guess it should start blistering any day now.  Since it is a live virus I hope I don't infect anybody on the plane ride over.  I'd hate to be the cause of a small pox outbreak.  That would be kind of embarrassing.  The anthrax and Hep B shots have made my tattoo look like it's got a mountain in the middle of it.  I call it Mount Auburn.

Tomorrow and Friday I have AOU training.  This is training on the software system that construction offices use and other construction management tools.  Since I come from a construction office and have had training on this stuff, I predict I will be kind of bored.  Oh well.

HOME FRONT UPDATE:  Apparently Christian and Lily have been fighting over who gets to marry Katy.  Those little rascals are trying to move in on my territory.  I might have to send them one of my video emails to lay down the law.  Also, Christian took my instructions to heart.  I asked him to be the big boy of the house and help Momma out while I'm gone.  I told him he could try and do some of the things Daddy does.  Soooo, the first chance he gets he starts trying to rearrange Katy's curtains.  When she told him to stop he said, "I am now the boss!  I'm the big boy."  I guess I didn't make it clear that Katy was in charge :) 

Well, I'm out for tonight.